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Tackling disabilities in young age - Policies that work
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Talking about integration : Discources, alliances and theories on labour market integration in Sweden
(Research report, 2007)In Sweden those born outside the country participate less in the labour market than the majority population. Why is this so? What can be done to better the situation? In this report we take a closer look at how labour ... -
Temaer og problemstillinger for videre forskning om eierskap i Norge.
(Research report, 2004)I denne rapporten diskuteres temaer og problemstillinger for videre forskning om eierskap i Norge. Samtidig gis det en oversikt over en del av den forskningen som tidligere har vært utført på området. Rapporten konkluderer ... -
Terrorism and Attitudes Toward Out-groups: A Political Perspective
(Doctoral thesis, 2019)How does terrorism affect attitudes towards out-groups? While research has found negative effects, these effects may be dependent on more factors than has been acknowledged so far. This thesis proposes a framework for ... -
The 'boy problem' in public policy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The article investigates how gender differences in school performance are conceptualized in recent Swedish and Norwegian public commission reports against the backdrop of an increasing public focus on “problem boys” and ... -
The activating profession: coaching and coercing in the welfare services
(Journal article, 2016)PURPOSE: Activation policies are key elements of contemporary welfare reform throughout Europe. The purpose of this paper is to explore the consequences of more active and individualised welfare policies for conceptualisations ... -
The Autocratic Welfare State: Resource distribution, credible commitments and political survival
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)In this article, we argue that autocratic regimes are no less likely than democracies to adopt old-age pensions, although autocratic programs are less universal in their coverage. Our theoretical argument focuses on the ... -
The dilemma of gender equality: How labor market regulation divides women by class
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Women shoulder a heavier burden of family work than men in modern society, preventing them from matching male success in the external labor market. Limiting working hours is a plausible way to level the playing field by ... -
The dynamics of gender earnings differentials: Evidence from establishment data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite dramatic workforce gains by women in recent decades, a substantial gender earnings gap persists and widens over the course of men’s and women’s careers. Since there are earnings differences across establishments, ... -
The Effect of Childhood Family Size on Fertility in Adulthood: New Evidence From IV Estimation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Although fertility is positively correlated across generations, the causal effect of children’s experience with larger sibships on their own fertility in adulthood is poorly understood. With the sex composition of the two ... -
The Effects of Organizational Change on Worker Well-being and the Moderating Role of Trade Unions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013) -
The electoral supporter base of the Alternative for Germany
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018) -
The Equality Hurdle: Resolving the Welfare State Paradox
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article revisits a central tenet of the welfare state paradox, also known as the inclusion-equality trade-off. Using large-scale survey data for 31 European countries and the United States collected over a recent ... -
The Expanding Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from the LEHD-2000 Census
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017) -
The expertise of politicians and their role in epistemic communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
The gap between legal protection, good intentions and political restrictions. Unaccompanied minors in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017) -
The gender difference in sickness absence: Do managers evaluate men and women differently with regard to the appropriateness of sickness absence?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aims: Women have much higher rates of sickness absence than men, but the causes of the difference are not well understood. This study examines whether managers have more lenient attitudes toward women’s than toward men’s ... -
The Hierarchy of Care Work: How Immigrants Influence the Gender-Segregated Labor Market
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The devaluation of care work is regarded as a main explanation for the dominance of women in care work. However, less attention has been paid to how such devaluation affects not only the gender balance of jobs but also ...